Washington: We've Seen This Movie Before

Our elected officials in Washington appear to be in the movie business. In their adaption of "Wall Street," the Republicans want to continue to allow corporations to hide profits offshore to avoid taxes while paying CEOs tens of millions and cutting benefits for other employees. The Democrats continue their version of "Welfare Queen" by spending taxpayer money to ensure their base of entitlement-dependent voters will turn out to support them at the polls.

Now Republicans have decided to "Stand Tall" against common-sense mandatory background checks for gun purchases, which are supported by 70 to 80 percent of Americans in recent polls. Continuing this type of narrow thinking will help hasten the fall of the U.S. into a one-party state as depicted in "1984."

While combining the comedies "Groundhog Day" and "Dumb and Dumber" in their daily activities, the folks in Washington don't seem to realize they are really producing a modern version of the tragedy film "The Fall of the Roman Empire."